Phonograph attachment



' W. R. CRIPPEN.

PHoNoGRAPH ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.26, 1 920. 1,377,186; Patented May 10, 1921.

F MIA; l (l "I i 'I' )XU I UNITED STATES WALTER ROGKWELI. cRirPEN, on PELHAM, Newman.

PHONOGRAPH ATTACHMENT. n

Application ledFebruary 26, 19,20. Serial No. 361,550. y'

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WALTER R. CRirriiN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pelham, Westchester county, New York, have invented a new and useful Phonograph Attachment, ofk which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to an attachment for a phonograph of the disk record type.

The object is to provide a simple and inexpensive device which may be used to raise one edge of a record from the turn-table so as to facilitate its removal.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which can be readily attached to or detached from any ordinary disk type phonograph.

In its preferred form the invention comprises a thin flexible strip adapted to fit over the spindle and lie flat across the top of the turn-table. has one or more ends extending beyond the edge of the table. I also prefer to slot the strip longitudinally so as to provide yielding jaws for engaging the spindle.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the turn-table with one form of device embodying my invention and showing a record in place.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the saine but showing the record in section and tilted by means of the lifter.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one form of attachment. y

Fig. 4 is a plan viewk of a modified form of device having a single lifting arm.

The turn-table 5 has the usual rounded or tapered topped spindle 6, and is'adapted to support a record 7 in the usual manner.

The lifter 8 has an opening 9 adapted to receive the spindle 6. be larger than the spindle, in which event, the lifter may be readily attached and removed. I prefer to provide a longitudinal slot l0 extending outwardly from the opening 9, and to make the opening slightly smaller in diameter than the spindle. This provides -in effect jaws 11-11 adapted to yieldingly grasp the sides of the spindleand prevent accidental disengagement. By mak- Preferably it is of metal, andy n any number of arms.

This opening may Specication of Letters Patent. Patented lwayr 10, 1921.V

` ing the lifter of very thin material, it will lie lat beneath the record without appreciably tilting the record, especially when the be applied yby anyone without the use of any tools or appliances. f

Obviously, the lifter may be finished in any suitable manner and ornamented ifdesired. f It will also Vbe obvious that the device may be lsold attached to a phonograph or as a separate article of manufacture by itself.

rlhe form shown in Figs. l to 3 hastwo arms or endsy extendingv inopposite directions from the center. The form shown in Fig. 4 has but one arm extending beyond one edge of the table.` Gbviously, the two armed device is more convenient as it provides two points for operatingthe lifter. lAdditional arms might be provided, but,fof course, this would increase the cost and make the device more cumbersome.` f It should be understood f however that I consider the broader claims to cover a device of this character having Iclaim: -k j n 1. As an article of manufacture, a lifter for a phonographfrecord, comprising, a thiny i flexible strip` having an opening of a size adapted to receive a phonograph turn-table spindle and adapted to lie iat upon rand be f carried by the` phonograph `turntable with one end ofsaid strip projecting beyond the edge of said table. c f i f 2. In a phonograph, a recordlifterpcomprising, a turntable adaptedto receive a rec- 7 ord, a thin record lifting strip adapted to lie` flatupon andr be carriedby theturntable, .n

means for securing said strip adjacent tothe 'axis of said turntable, the'outer end ofsa-id strip projecting beyond the edge of the turntable for accessibility.

WALTER RocKwELL cRiPPEN. 

